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Distortion VST plugin?
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:23 am
by slacknote
I am currently looking for a good distortion VST plugin.
Could anyone recommend one?
Thanks
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:32 am
by legend4ry
That Camel Crusher or whatever its called it free but I think its turd.
http://www.wavesgtr.com/index.html?id=wavnav
GTR Solo is free for a year, its a bit CPU intensive but its a fucking beast.
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:43 am
by magma
Yeah, I don't understand all the hype about Camel Crusher... I've never managed to get much out of it at all... I'm obviously not using it right!
GuitarRig.
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:48 am
by tomassive
distroyr, watch the noise levels though
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:54 am
by Mad_EP
If you are looking for a fuzzbox type distortion.. I'd recommend
FuzzPlus 2.2
http://www.audiodamage.com/downloads/pr ... pid=ADF001
it's FREE. Also free from Audio Damage is their basic compressor, which can be overdriven to get some nice distortion as well.
Rough Rider
http://www.audiodamage.com/downloads/pr ... pid=ADF002
However, if you really wanna fux0r teh shit out of something, then I really recommend their multiband distortion unit. It is capable of pure evil (and only $49USD)
Kombinat
http://www.audiodamage.com/effects/prod ... ?pid=AD019
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:14 am
by krease
Magma wrote:Yeah, I don't understand all the hype about Camel Crusher... I've never managed to get much out of it at all...
ditto mate, its either too much or too little.
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:27 am
by legend4ry
Magma wrote:GuitarRig.
This too, you checked out the GTR solo? I think its better tbh.. but I bought GuitarRig so I ain't gunna neglect it.
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:21 pm
by Brisance
Guitar rig has horrible latency...
try finding Cyanide, I don't remember who made it, but its free.
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:38 pm
by Mad_EP
Brisance wrote:
try finding Cyanide, I don't remember who made it, but its free.
http://www.dontcrack.com/freeware/downl ... e/Cyanide/
If you use this link, it also has links to all the other Smart Electronic plugs..
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:16 pm
by flateric
My favourite distortion plugin is either guitar rig or ohmicide. You can get really good results with both as you're able to layer sounds (ohmicide is multiband and guitar rig allows you to have more than one signal chain).
Personally when I apply distortion I usally eq the distorted signal to make room for more layers (sometimes filtering everything out except a small band). Sometimes it's also a good idea to eq before distortion with similar principles to pre subtractive and post additive eq for compression.
Basically don't just attach distortion to your chain and expect it to sound really think and amazing, sometimes it takes a little work and experimentation.
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:32 pm
by djake
"e-phonic lofi"
i like it.
also "antares tube" is quite nice
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:14 am
by knobgoblin
kombinant ftw... especially on basses. rough rider also does great things
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:01 pm
by contraband
what are you guys using for reverb? I've always used the stanard logic and cubase ones... and I really don't like the cubase ones!
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:11 pm
by futures_untold
This: Reason RV7000
This: Glaceverb
&
This: KarmaFX Reverb
RV7000 is native to Reason only, the other two are freeware. Many people swear by Ambience, although I hate the GUI.
Magnus Ambience

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 11:29 pm
by subindex
waves rverb (its the only one i have apart from the one that comes with ableton and that is a pile of wank. ohh and a plug in called verbiage by stllwell i just found sounds ok 2
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:29 am
by slacknote
contraband wrote:what are you guys using for reverb? I've always used the stanard logic and cubase ones... and I really don't like the cubase ones!
http://www.sinusweb.de/freetoo.html
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:23 am
by paradigm_x
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:29 am
by slacknote
Paradigm X wrote:
Link?
Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:30 am
by flateric